Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire

As we were missing the CBBC Field Trip today we thought we would have our own field trip to our local patch of Belvide. It was dry and cold, but not too cold so we enjoyed visiting the various hides and seeing a few of the old favourite British birds. This was our species list for the day:-

The only new bird for my year list was the Wigeon, but that was good as it is my favourite duck! It was good to see a couple of Greenfinches as these have been quite scarce in the last few years due to some sort of avian disease.

Notices

Next field trip – Tuesday 25th September – Pego Marsh, lunch at Nautilus (in Forna village), back to Pego

El Hondo North Gate opening times are – Saturday 8.30 – 11.30. You have to be there at 8.30 and you cannot leave until 11.30. To gain entry you need to telephone the staff on 966 678 515, or you can email them at – parque_elhondo@gva.es

The Visitor Centre Reserve at San Felipe is open at all times and the office there is open Tuesday to Friday 9am to 2pm, Saturday 12 noon to 2pm, Sunday and holidays 9 to 2pm.